Improvement in paper bosoms



EDWABD P. F'ITELONGr. Or POITIIAND, MTAINE Letters Patent No. 96,687,dated Jiouember 9, 1869.

Illi/IPIRO'VEMIEEN'I' IN PAPER IBOSOMS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part: 0! cholaIIID-` To all whom t't mag; concern.-

Be t known that I, EDWARI P. FUIELONCr, of Port land, in the county ofOnrnberland, and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful ImprovedPaper Bosorn, and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others to makeandnseluy invention, reference being hati to the accompanying drawings,forming -part of this specification, in which- 'A is a front view.

B and 0 are edge and end views. V

My inventionconsists. in a new and improved method of constructingbosoms of cloth. and paper.

It comprises an arrangement of strips of paper for the exterior, whichstrips are laid on and fastened to a sheet of cloth on.the inner orunder side of the said paper.

There are small, narrow spaces between the several tion, are already inpublic use; but these I do not i claim, as they are very different frommy iuyention, which consists Of strips Of' paper, so arrangedupon acicth backing, for the purpose of prodneing a paper bosom, asthat thesame may be folded so as to occopy but little space in packing. 7 y

I do not elai1n a paper and clotl1 bosom, neither do I claim backing thepaper with cloth, for a bosom, but

Vi'hat I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

'.llh'e paper bosom, constructed and capable of being folded fortransportation, asherein described.. Ii ll)\VAltlJ I'. FIUBLONGr.

VVitnesses GEORGPJ L. REED, 0. M. GRAM.

